89: The Sect Master's Reward

The Nine Revolutions Spirit Pool.

This is the most central and most precious Forbidden Ground in the entire Qingyun Sect.

It was not naturally formed, but rather created by the Qingyun Sect's founding Ancestral Master, who, with supreme Divine Ability, drew nine top-grade Spiritual Veins from deep underground to converge in one place, supplemented by countless Heaven And Earth Treasures, over a century, to forge a source of life!

The water in the pool is liquefied from the purest Spiritual Qi, and it even contains a trace of "Innate Creation Qi" that can nourish the Divine Soul and bring the dead back to life.

For hundreds of years, only successive Sect Masters or Core Elders who suffered fatal Dao injuries during times of life-or-death crisis for the Sect were qualified to enter this place to heal and prolong their lives.

And today, this Holy Land, which carries the Qingyun Sect's immense heritage and hope, is completely ... boiling for a youth who joined the Sect only a few months ago and whose cultivation is merely at the Qi Refining Realm!

...Inside the pool, spiritual mist swirled, and immortal light shimmered.

Lin Ye's body floated quietly in the center of the pool water, which resembled jade-like nectar.

His blood and Qi, which had been depleted due to Divine Soul overexertion, were slowly ... recovering at a visible speed under the nourishment of that extremely pure "Innate Creation Qi"!

His Divine Soul flame, which had been as weak as a flickering candle in the wind, was gradually becoming stronger and more solid, enveloped by countless thousand-year-old Soul-nourishing Spirit Medicines taken from the Sect's treasure vault!

After an unknown period of time.

When Lin Ye's tightly closed eyelids subtly trembled, Sect Master Su Changqing and the several Core Elders guarding the pool instinctively held their breath!

"He's awake!"

Lin Ye slowly opened his eyes.

What met his gaze was a warm, vibrant white light.

An indescribable feeling of comfort, originating from the deepest part of his Soul, instantly swept through his entire body!

He could clearly feel that his Divine Soul, which had been on the verge of collapse, was not only fully restored but had also become more than twice as powerful as before, thanks to the accumulation of a massive amount of resources!

"This... where is this...?" he asked in a hoarse, weak voice.

"Child, you're awake," Su Changqing's voice, full of supreme majesty yet with a hint of warmth, sounded in his ear. "This is the Nine Revolutions Spirit Pool. You overexerted your Divine Soul and were unconscious for three full days. The Sect saved you."

Lin Ye's heart trembled violently.

He struggled, wanting to sit up from the pool and bow to Su Changqing.

"No need for formalities," Su Changqing slowly raised his hand, and a gentle force softly supported him. "You have performed an extraordinary feat for the Sect this time and almost had your Dao foundation destroyed because of it. It is only right for the Sect to save you."

He slowly walked to the edge of the pool, his profound eyes, which seemed to penetrate through eons, quietly watching the youth in the pool whose aura was still weak but whose eyes were clear and bright. In his heart, however, a monstrous wave was stirred!

Three days!

It only took three days!

This youth had absorbed all the massive amount of Soul-nourishing Spirit Medicine, enough to make any Treasure Body Realm expert envious, completely dry! His Divine Soul, which had been on the verge of collapse, was not only healed, but its strength had reached a level that even he, a Dharma Body Realm expert, found astonishing!

This could no longer be described merely as "talent"!

This was simply ... a Prodigy!

Su Changqing's heart grew even more certain of his previous conjecture. This youth definitely harbored a colossal secret capable of shaking the entire Qingzhou region!

But he didn't ask.

Because he knew that everyone has their own Opportunity. Forcibly probing would not only destroy this Opportunity but also chill the heart of this Sect hero.

What he needed to do was not to uncover secrets, but to firmly bind this "variable," capable of changing the future destiny of the Qingyun Sect, to the great ship of the Qingyun Sect!

"You are excellent."

He spoke slowly, his voice not loud, but every word was firm and resonant, filled with undeniable admiration. "Calm in danger, courageous and resourceful, and even more commendably, in such desperate circumstances, you still did not forget to protect your fellow Disciples and Mortals. This Heart-Nature, this sense of responsibility, is worthy of the name of a Qingyun Disciple!"

"Your achievements this time are witnessed by everyone in the Sect."

"After discussion with several Elders, we unanimously decided to grant you ... the highest level of reward!"

He paused, his voice growing even louder, filled with undeniable authority!

"Effective immediately, you are promoted to ... Core Disciple! You shall enjoy the highest level of monthly allowance in the Sect! The Sect's treasure vault will be open to you on the third floor! All Cultivation Techniques, Medicinal Pills, and Magical Artifacts can be exchanged freely with contribution points!"

"Furthermore, you are specially permitted to enter the Sect's Holy Land — the Enlightenment Hall, for closed-door cultivation ... for three days!"

When the words "Enlightenment Hall" came from the Sect Master's mouth, even the Core Elders standing by instinctively showed a trace of uncontrollable ... envy and shock in their eyes!

Core Disciple!

Treasure vault third floor!

Enlightenment Hall for three days!

Any one of these three rewards was enough to drive any Inner Sect Disciple mad! And now, they had simultaneously fallen upon this youth who had joined the Sect only a few months ago and whose cultivation was merely at the Qi Refining Realm!

This was no longer a simple reward.

This was a blatant, undisguised ... investment from the highest echelons of the Sect!

Lin Ye listened to these rewards, enough to let anyone ascend to the heavens in one step, and his heart was also surging. He knew that from this moment on, he had truly, in the literal sense, gained a firm foothold in this cultivation world where the strong prey on the weak!

"Disciple ... Lin Ye!" He slowly stood up from the pool and bowed deeply to Su Changqing and the several Core Elders, "Thank you, Sect Master! Thank you, Elders!"

"This Disciple will surely not fail the Sect's high hopes!"